Nursing - News August 25, 2012

Kidney for Ohio Transplant Thrown in Trash (WJCW-AM Gray)
An Ohio nurse accidentally put a kidney in the trash, prompting the University of Toledo Medical Center to suspend its live donor program as it investigates the incident.

Their View: DACC's loss of accreditation discredits local leaders (Silver City Sun-News)
My blog on the loss of accreditation of DACC's nursing program blamed poor management by all parties - the presidents' offices of DACC and NMSU, and the heads of their nursing programs.

Kind nurse nominated for Nursing Times Awards (Miltonkeynes Today)
Alison Sandaver, Macmillan Senior Sister and Advanced Nurse Practitioner, is in with a chance of winning the Cancer Nurse Leader gong at the prestigious national awards, which will be announced at the end of October.

Columbia University School of Nursing Launches 'Keep It Clean for Kids' Project (Infection Control Today)
The DebMed GMS will be used to assess hand hygiene practices in the "Keep It Clean for Kids" project.A Columbia University School of Nursing has received a $1.2 million grant to research and improve infection prevention practices in pediatric long-term care facilities.A The four-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will ... (more)

Magnet Recognition Program: the seal of nursing excellence (Weekend Balita)
What do Cedars-Sinai, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins Hospital have in common? Besides being the top facilities in terms of cutting-edge medical research and treatment, these hospitals have also achieved Magnet accreditation.

B.C. nurses union objects to 'punitive' flu-shot policy (The Province)
The B.C. nurses union describes a new flu shot policy as "punitive" and says a better approach is to use education to encourage health-care workers to get vaccinated.

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